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18
Sep
2012
7:45am, EDT
Bonfire of drugs in Banda Aceh, Indonesia
Hotli Simanjuntak / EPA
Aceh government officials destroy drugs that were seized from drug traffickers at the Aceh police headquarters, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, Sept. 18.
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Aceh police chief Inspector General Iskandar Hasan throws a package of marijuana into the fire as officials destroy drugs that were seized from drug traffickers at the Aceh police headquarters, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, Sept. 18.
Hotli Simanjuntak / EPA
Aceh government officials destroy drugs that were seized from drug traffickers at the Aceh police headquarters, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Indonesia, Sept. 18.
Aceh police managed to arrest some 700 drug dealers, mainly with amounts of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamines, in Aceh since the beginning of 2012. The drug dealers are believed to get their supplies from Thailand and Malaysia by air and sea.
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11
Apr
2012
6:41am, EDT
Scenes of panic in Banda Aceh after earthquake hits off Indonesia coast
Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP - Getty Images
Acehnese women hug each other and pray shortly after a powerful earthquake struck off the western coast of Sumatra in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on April 11, 2012.
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People try to go to higher ground in Banda Aceh after the earthquake struck on April 11, 2012.
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People run shortly after the earthquake in Banda Aceh on April 11, 2012.
Alastair Jamieson and Ian Johnston report — A tsunami alert was issued for the entire Indian Ocean Wednesday after a powerful 8.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded off Indonesia's coast.
The U.S. Geological Survey said, in its latest revised statement, that the quake was centered about 14 miles beneath the ocean floor and 270 miles from Banda Aceh, the provincial capital of Aceh, at 2:38 p.m. local time (4:38 am. ET).
NBC News reported scenes of panic in Indonesia, with residents and even hospital patients fleeing buildings. Click here for the latest updates.
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As if these folks havent experienced enough. Hopefully this will not be a repeat of 2004. I pray God protects all those in the affected area and that the danger passes quickly relieving the stress these poor people must be experiencing...
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5
May
2011
8:21am, EDT
Shariah police arrest youths in Indonesia
According to EPA, a number of women were arrested by Shariah police after they were caught not wearing veils or wearing jeans during a raid in Aceh today. Women appearing in public without a headscarf and wearing jeans trousers are regarded as violators of Islamic law in the Indonesian province.
Hotli Simanjuntak / EPA
An Acehnese youth, right, listens to a Shariah policewoman in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on May 5.
Hotli Simanjuntak / EPA
Acehnese youths Anis, left and Nila sit on a pick-up truck after being arrested by Shariah police in Banda Aceh on May 5.
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